Abstract

BACKGROUND
The nose contributes the large amount of nitric oxide (NO) to exhaled air. NO is a mediator of vasodilation and yields peroxynitrite (ONOO-) by reacting with superoxide (O2-). ONOO attacks tyrosine residues to form nitrotyrosine.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to examine the pathophysiological role of NO in nasal mucosa in patients with… (More)